Brandywine - TCP Flight-Qualified Airborne Timecode Processor
- Flight Qualified
- Support for IEEE-1588 and GPS Havequick II I/O
- Input IEEE-1588 and Convert to IRIG A/B
- Tested to MIL-STD 810F and 461E CE102 and RE 102
- Custom options available
Brandywine Communications’ Miniature Airborne-Qualified Time Code Processor (TCP-AM), is an extremely accurate and robust instrument that can be synchronized to a variety of external time sources and is a source of IRIG-AM, IRIG-DCLS, GPS HQ, NTPv4 (RFC 5905) or PTPv2 (IEEE 1588-2008) time codes.
Time Code Outputs
Connector Type |
BNC |
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Input Amplitude |
IRIG-B121...127 |
Input Impedance |
3.0 Vpp (no load), 2.0 Vpp (into 600 ohms) |
Ancillary Signals
Output Options |
Programmable Pulse 1, Programmable Pulse 2, Programmable Pulse 3, Programmable Pulse 4, 1PPS, GPS On-Time Mark, GPS Have-Quick II, GPS Lock IRIG-DC |
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Input Options |
Event 1 to Event 4, Debounced switch closure input, Logic level input (accuracy +/- 100 ns) |
RS232 |
NMEA messages (Time/Location) |
Connector Type |
Glenair 801-011-07M7-10SA |
Mating Connector Type |
Glenair 801-008-16M7-10PA |
Power
Power |
9 to 36 V DC, 1.5 W (no options) |
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Internal Time Base
Stability |
1 ppm (@ 25 deg C) |
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Stability over Temperature |
1 ppm (-40 to +40 deg C) |
Long Term Stability |
1 ppm (1 year @ 25 deg C) |
Calibration Range |
+/- 8 ppm |
Calibration Accuracy |
+/- 15 ppb of external time source (@ 25 deg C) when disciplined |
Synchronization
IRIG-B |
Within +/- 10 µs of external source at initial synchronization |
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GPS |
Within +/- 200 ns of external source |
GPS HaveQuick II |
Within +/- 200 ns of external source |
Environmental
Temperature |
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Operating |
-40 to +60 deg C [without Li-Ion battery] |
Storage |
-50 to +70deg C |
Humidity |
95% Non-condensing |
GPS Receiver
Power |
5V active antenna power output, Short circuit and open detection |
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Connector Type |
TNC |